The Paul Bunyan Playhouse 2021 Summer Season

Evening Performances Begin at 7:30PM
​Matinee Performances Begin at 2 PM​
All Shook Up
The Music of Elvis Presley (c)
Book by Joe DiPietro
7:30pm June 4, 5, 10,  11, & 12  
2:00pm  June 6 & 9 
All Shook Up is a new musical comedy constructed around the music of Elvis Presley. Loosely based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, the show follows a small Midwestern town rocked by the appearance of a motorcycle-riding, guitar-playing roustabout. Featuring hits such as “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock,” and “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” All Shook Up is the story of one mysterious outsider and one girl’s dream uniting to help a small town discover the magic of romance and the power of rock and roll. All Shook Up  is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by
Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW), 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036. (866) 378-9758, www.theatricalrights.com.
                                                                Brighton Beach Memoirs                                     
By Neil Simon                                                                                                          7:30pm  June 18, 19, 24, 25 & 26                                                          2:00pm  June 20 & 23 
Brighton Beach Memoirs is a semi-autobiographical play by Neil Simon telling the coming-of-age story of a young man, Eugene, in 1937 Brooklyn. Eugene’s struggles with the pressure of growing up during the Great Depression and impending Second World War are paralleled by struggles with family and relationships. The young man’s witty observations about his quirky, Polish-Jewish family underscore the importance of family, even in the most challenging of times. From dreams of baseball to girls, Eugene’s attempts to cope with his family’s mundane existence are a recipe for hilarity.  Brighton Beach Memoirs is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., a Concord Theatricals Company.

Grease
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
7:30pm  June 30, July 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, & 10
Matinees July 4 , 7 
It’s 1959, and Rydell High School’s senior class is in rare form. The “Burger Palace Boys” are stealing hubcaps and looking tough. Their gum-chewing, chain-smoking “Pink Ladies” are looking hot with teased curls and bobby sox. The 1950s high school dream is about to explode in this rollicking, rock and roll musical that is an homage to the idealism of the fifties. In this famous show, hip Danny Zuko and wholesome Sandy Dumbrowski resolve the problems of their mutual attraction while the gang sings and dances its way through nostalgic scenes at the pajama party, the prom, the burger palace, and the drive-in movie. This show is the one that you want!  

Grease is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., a Concord Theatricals Company.
                                                   
Sylvia                                                                                                                                             By AR Gurney                                                                                                                                 7:30 pm July 16, 22, 23, & 24     (No performance on July 17 due to all school reunion street dance.)                                                  2:00 pm July 18, 21
Middle-aged Greg is a restless empty-nester. Tired of his job in finance, Greg finds himself searching for life’s meaning. Everything changes when he comes across Sylvia, who quickly becomes the cure to his dissatisfaction. The catch? Sylvia is a grungy but beautiful lab-poodle mix Greg finds in Central Park. Kate, a rising star in the public school system and Greg’s wife of two decades, is looking forward to independence now that the couple no longer has children to look after, and is less than pleased when the clever canine jumps and slobbers her way into their life and apartment. The mounting tension between Greg, Sylvia, and Kate drives a witty and creative story of relationships, crisis, and a beyond-average family pet. The question stands: can he keep her?  

Sylvia is presented by special arrangement with Dramatist Play Service, Inc., New York.


Young Frankenstein
​(West End Edition)
Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks
Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan

TWO SHOWS ADDED THE FIRST WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY!
7:30pm July  30, 31,  August 5, 6, & 7
2:00pm August 1, 4

It's alive! The electrifying adaptation of Mel Brooks' monstrously funny film will leave you in stitches. Victor Frankenstein, the legendary mad scientist, has died and left his Transylvania estate to his grandson Frederick. The younger Frankenstein (now pronounced “Fronk-en-steen”), together with hunchbacked sidekick Igor (“Eye-gor”) and lab assistant Inga (pronounced normally), quickly finds himself in the mad scientist shoes of his ancestors he so desperately sought to escape. Frederick’s monster rivals his grandfather’s, and when it eventually escapes hilarity ensues. With such memorable tunes as "The Transylvania Mania," "He Vas My Boyfriend" and "Puttin' on the Ritz," Young Frankenstein (West End Edition) is scientifically proven, monstrously good entertainment.

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (WEST END EDITION) is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).  All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.  www.MTIShows.com
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